There’s No Limit to Trump’s Stupidity

Donald Trump has found himself, yet again, at the center of controversy. This time, he is facing severe backlash for his comments about a Muslim-American family who attended and spoke at the recent Democratic Party Convention.

At this point, it has been so commonplace for Trump to make ridiculous remarks that it shouldn’t even be surprising anymore. In the beginning, it was actually kind of refreshing to see a politician go off the script and be so unconventional. There was a sense of excitement in the air, not quite like Christmas, but many people, including myself, thought that what Trump was doing was revitalizing the political process. After all, politics has generally been pretty stale for awhile so his ascendance was seen as a bit of relief. For a brief moment, I regained my lost interest in politics and was as enthusiastic as I ever been.

Time and time again, however, I had to defend Trump because of some outrageous comment he made, whether it was in reference to his remarks about Mexican immigrants or his obvious narcissism. Slowly, my patience began to thin and I began to ask myself, “why on Earth am I supporting a man who is so morally bankrupt?” Besides his stance on the military, I never actually shared similar interests or political views as Trump. I, like my former Trump supporting friends, never really engaged in any introspection and the moment we did was the moment we began to realize that we made a big mistake in vouching for Trump.

Events like what occurred at the DNC only reminds me why I no longer endorse Donald Trump. Speaking shortly after a speech given by Khizr Khan, a Pakistani immigrant whose son was killed in Iraq, Trump began his usual spree of attacks against anybody who criticizes him. Mr. Khan had accused Trump of never having to sacrifice anything in his life or never having read the U.S. Constitution due to his views on banning Muslims from entering the country, among other things. Trump then immediately directed insults toward Mr. Khan’s wife, who stood silently next to Mr. Khan the entire time, saying that she “had nothing to say” because “maybe she wasn’t allowed to have anything to say.”

Obviously, this was statement was made to insult the Khans’ faith, implying that Islam prevents women from being able to speak in the public sphere. These types of sly comments are common for Trump, existing as a fundamental pillar of his grand campaign strategy. Essentially, Trump acts as a conduit for other angry, hateful voters who cannot say what they want to in public, instead relying on a proxy like Trump to do the dirty work for them.

His recent remarks were so offensive that even Republicans were coming to the defense of Mr. Khan.

A Republican strategist for Governor John Kasich said that ““Trump’s slur against Captain Khan’s mother is, even for him, beyond the pale,” and that Trump “has NO redeeming qualities.” Matt Mackowiak, another Republican strategist, has his own words to say about Trump. He said that “There is only one response for Trump to the criticism: ‘As an American, I deeply appreciate the patriotic sacrifice of the Khan family.’”

When your own party disavows you on a routine basis, you know you are doing something fundamentally wrong. No matter what people say, however, it seems as though Trump is immune to change. Going back into history Trump has always been this politically incorrect and highly charged public figure. No amount of insults will dissuade him from making a fool of himself in the future. People like Trump, people who don’t have any moral compass, will never learn from their downfalls and thus will suffer from them in the end.

No amount of insults will dissuade him from making a fool of himself in the future. People like Trump, people who don’t have any moral compass, will never learn from their downfalls and thus will suffer from them in the end. It’s always about someone else and never about the person doing the questioning. Maybe he should engage in some deep introspection, as I did, and he maybe then he will begin to understand just how much damage he has caused to the fabric of this country already. Actually, given that he speaks at a 5th-grade level, maybe that is a little too much to ask for.

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